Mechanical Engineering
Professional Track (Work-Study Program) The objective of the professional track is to present an academic program combined with application training on actual industrial problems to give students a targeted education, complemented by hands-on, real-world development exposure. Students are selected for this track based on academic background, leadership skills, and communications skills. The student is assigned a Gannon professor as a mentor while working at the industrial site. The mentor advises the student on his academic work and guides the student on industrial engineering projects. The projects are carefully chosen to reinforce classroom work and to develop students into outstanding engineers. In addition to the mentorship in technical areas, the professor also mentors the student in leadership skills, work and personal ethics, and communication skills that are needed in the industrial workplace. The student is also assigned an engineering mentor from the industrial sponsor. This track requires that the student work on these projects half-time during the school year and full-time during the summer. The number of students in this track is dependent on availability of industrial sponsorship.
Mechanical Engineering Curriculum with Professional Track The curriculum and internship training for Mechanical Engineering with professional track is as follows: Fall First Semester Engineering Analysis 1 Two Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses CPT Spring Second Semester Engineering Analysis 2 Three Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses CPT Summer Curricular Practical Training Fall Third Semester Three Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses CPT Spring Fourth Semester Two Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses One Free Elective with Advisor’s Approval CPT
CO-OP Track The objective of the CO-OP track is to present an academic program combined with application training on actual industrial problems in engineering environments. This is to give students a targeted education on real-world problems. Students may join this program after completing sufficient coursework to be successful
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in an industrial environment, and receiving approved industrial sponsorship. International students participating in a CO-OP are required to contact the Office of Global Support and Student Engagement to apply for Curricular Practical Training before engaging in any CO-OP activity. Students accepted to the CO-OP track are assigned a Gannon professor as a mentor, and must take the Graduate Professional Experience (GENG 700-series) course each semester they are enrolled in the program. Students must complete 30 credits of graduate course work in addition to their Graduate Professional Experience courses. Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 for the duration of their master’s degree program, and fulfill all other requirements for their degree.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS GENG 588 Modern Control Theory 3 credits Linear spaces and operators, mathematical descriptions of systems. Linear dynamical systems and impulse response; matrices. Controllability and observability of linear dynamical systems. Irreducible realizations of rational transfer function matrices. Canonical forms, state feedback and state estimators. Stability of linear systems. Composite systems; linear optimal control and linear distributed systems. GENG 589 Digital Control 3 credits This course deals with the control of dynamic systems by employing classical and model control tools incorporating a digital computer in the control loop. It provides the background needed for those practicing engineers who have studied the concepts of continuoustime control to enhance their knowledge in the area of digital control system. Topics of discussion are z-transform, digital control system design, filters design, state-space approach to control system design, etc. GENG 603 Engineering Analysis 1 3 credits The theory and application to engineering problems of matrix-vector methods and Matlab software. Transition from discrete to distributed parameter systems with introduction to finite elements and partial differential equations. GENG 609 Nonlinear Analysis 3 credits Introduction to the understanding of nonlinear characteristics of mechanical and electrical components and systems. Basic analytical, graphical, and numerical methods are presented. Introduction to chaotic dynamics and nonlinear control.